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Good morning, readers. Welcome to the Maven's Morning Coffee -- a listing of the important headlines, news conferences, public meetings and announcements you need to know to fuel up and tackle your day.

Today is Tuesday, Sept. 4, and here is what's happening in Los Angeles:

Headlines

Executives with Live Nation Entertainment have contributed $18,000 to City Attorney Carmen Trutanich, at a time when the city attorney is going after illegal scalpers, reports the Los Angeles Times. The donations date back to 2009.

About 400 trees will be chopped down in South Los Angeles so the Space Shuttle Endeavour can reach its new home at the California Science Center, according to the Los Angeles Times. "They are cutting down these really big, majestic trees. It will be beyond my lifetime before they will be tall like this again," said one Leimert Park resident.

The LA Weekly looks at the "rising stars" of the Democratic Party, including L.A. City Councilman Eric Garcetti.

Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge encourages Angelenos to continue hiking through Griffith Park, despite the presence of a mountain lion. "The odds of a mountain lion attack in Griffith Park are not great," he writes in the Los Feliz Ledger.

Where to Find the Politicians

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is in Charlotte, N.C. for the week for the Democratic National Convention.

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